intrauterine child or newborn doesn’t understand the concept or experience of masturbation; it is simply hardwired in us for relief. We enter the world erotically endowed in full and designed for arousal, pleasure, and union—to be satisfied not merely through genital stimulation, but through the provision of care and delight. It is easy to measure sexual health in terms of consistent genital satisfaction, as can be seen by the number of drugs available that are meant to enhance erectile function,